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The wheel was just rebalanced yet the problem persists.
Hey guys, so my 160k 2000 Boxster S has developed this awful low drone that presents at speeds above about 20 mph and gets worse the faster you go. The noise presents whether I am in gear or not and seems correlated with vehicle speed, not engine revs.
I did some Googling and it sounded like the wheel bearing might be the most likely culprit, but I jacked up the car and gave all four wheels a wiggle and they are solid as a rock. I took it out for another drive on a deserted road and started weaving back and forth to load and unload the wheels. When doing a hard right and loading the front left wheel and unloading the rear right wheel the noise goes away. It's definitely something that corner but when I visually inspect it I don't see anything obvious.
Any ideas what it might be or perhaps other tests I can do to more accurately diagnose the issue?
What is decent tread? On my tires, when even 1/2 gone they started getting noisy
Does the sound change when driving over different types of pavement like concrete and asphalt
Just for fun, swap your wheels/tires around left to right. Even better if you can put your rears on the front - Let us know, I'm curious if they'll fit without spacers.
Does the sound move with the tire? If it does the problem is most likely the tire.
I tried swapping the tires but the person who put my on drivers side wheel WAY over torqued the lugs and I can't get them off, even with power tools.
I'm starting to think the issue is not the wheel, nor the suspension. The wheel was just rebalanced yet the problem persists. I don't think it's the suspension because even on brand new pavement I still hear the noise.
I'm thinking it's got to be a component that rotates while the car is moving. I'm not sure if it's warped rotors as there is no vibration in the brake pedal.
I haven't completely ruled out a wheel bearing because although the wiggle test is negative the swerving back and forth test is positive.
I also jacked it up and put it into drive to see if I could get the noise to present itself while the car was stationary, but I started hearing other strange noises so I stopped immediately.
I'm kind of at a loss here. Any other thoughts before I take it to a mechanic?
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